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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1929
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR itemizes food prices with inconsistent text. Mentions eggs at 60 cents, butter, and boxed goods with prices such as 8.50 and 9.50 but lacks clear item names or quantities. The garbled record indicates a market listing or advertisement.
The record notes quiet demand for Rio grades with prices easing. Earlier settlements show No 7 and related futures in thin activity. March futures listed at 8.60, May at 7.96, July around 7.71, with September near 5.95.
Memphis cottonseed futures closed firm with closing bids for December at 37.50, January 39.00, March 39.80, May 40.25, July 40.50 and sales totaling 300 tons. Cottonseed meal futures closed with bids at December 36.75, January 37 08, March 37.10, May 37.20, July 37.25 and sales of 1,300 tons.
New York and New Orleans markets opened steady with gains of 3 to 5 points before selling and profit taking trimmed advances. January to October months showed declines into late trading while the overall market closed barely steady with modest losses, as traders awaited government crop estimates.
St Louis cash grain report lists wheat No 2 red winter 1.36 to 1.37, No 1 hard 1.28, corn No 4 mixed 88 8314, No 3 yellow 91, oats No 4 mixed 47 14, No 2 mixed 47 12. Prices shown for various grades in early December trading.
In New Orleans on December 9, cottonseed oil markets closed steady for prime summer yellow oil at 7.90. Crude prices ranged from January 8.05 to December 8.00, with several monthly figures including February 8.10 and June 8.46.
New York reports cottonseed oil futures closing easy with summer yellow and crude grades easing. Prices quoted for January through December months show declines and sales volume recorded at 15 contracts.
Chicago dispatch notes potato receipts with 163 cars on track 289 and total U S shipments over the weekend. Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota sacked round whites rise to 2.00 2.25 and Red River Ohios bring 2.10 2.35 while Idaho Russell prices reach 2.65 3.00. Rev and Mrs Wallace to visit Dothan en route to Thomasville for Christmas before Marion Alabama.
Liverpool notes a quiet spot market with prices easing across grades. Sales reach 5 000 bales, including 3.8 American, while futures close steady with Dec at 9.27 and higher months near 9.4 to 9.8.
Chicago live stock market notes hog receipts at 46 000 with direct hogs to 9 55 per hundredweight and sows 8 15 to 8 60. Cattle receipts 22 000 with steers 1300 to 1500 pounds 12 00 to 14 50 and heifers 12 00 to 15 00. Fat lambs quoted 12 50 to 13 25 top with feeding lambs steady.
The article reports over three thousand attendees at Evangelist Dailey's two tent services aided by the Henry County Quartet. Dailey addresses a rumor over remarks about hair and sin, clarifying that bobbed hair is not a sin. He preaches "Sowing and Reaping" and warns against vice as seed leading to destiny. Mrs. Mike Sollie Sr. of Ozark visited.
Sugar futures in New York closed with about 21 800 tons traded. Prices quoted for nearby and deferred months show gains from January to September contracts with values around 1.96 to 2.29 per hundredweight.
Miss Nett hern Lark of Bonifay Florida visits Miss Lillian Leg for several days as a guest. Cottonseed oil markets opened steady with January and February futures bids around 8.16 to 8.80 for various months, including March, April, May, June, July, and December.
The market resumed today led by U S Steel common with gains then trimmed by profit taking. Auburn Auto jumped 81 percent while Boston & Marine and Hudson advanced as trading remained heavy and the mood favored speculative pockets despite uneven progress among rails and motors.
Baker and Marmoun advanced over 3 points while Amaconda rose more than 4 points aided by unofficial assurances that 18 cent per pound red metal prices would hold. Otis Elevator turned a loss of 8 into a 4 point gain with broad uplifts seen in John Deere Youngstown Sheet Tube and Montgomery Ward. Weat inghouse Electric and General Electric slid, then recovered some losses as Chemical and Electrid listed modest gains.
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